after all the crap weather on the west coast we came to our senses & headed back to the east coast islands- koh samui was a v.touristy island- more like a resort. Gorg restaurants on beach for eating out at night though, we went kayaking around the beach, more thai massages on the beach, Greg did the obligatory tourist thing & got some custom made clothes, avoided having monkeys or iguanas thrown on us by touts, did a thai cooking course which was awesome- at SITCA, where people who want to be trained as proper thai chefs go, its been shown...

How fast can we get up, book a flight, make a hotel reservation online, eat breakfast and be off for Samui? Well this may sound like an audition for "the amazing race," but no, today was Al and I jetting off to yet another destination, as we desired beaches and warm waters (also, Daniel, from yesterday's post, recommended the snorkeling).
So, off we were, on one of Thailand's more prestigious airlines (Bangkok Airways) which has a special lounge for it's flyers and FREE INTERNET!!! (which over here is unheard of!).
We arrived in Samui in...